Items by Thomas Wheatley

• David Ralston elected House Speaker

  —Fresh Loaf

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  Blue Ridge attorney succeeds Glenn Richardson in one of state's most powerful posts' [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 12:55pm EST
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• House Speaker election begins… watch it online

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  Time to pick someone to wield the gavel [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 11:02am EST
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• Water-rich Milwaukee wants to woo Atlanta businesses

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  Words of the enemy: 'If you're a wet business in Atlanta, you ought to be thinking about Milwaukee water'' [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 3:53pm EST
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• Reed: Make Beltline a reality in 10 years

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  Mayor-elect says 22-mile loop of parks, trails and transit — and residents — can't wait 25 years' [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 6:27pm EST
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• Alabama, Florida, Georgia governors want to resolve ‘water war’

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  Put down your arms and embrace your neighbor [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 4:32pm EST
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• Perdue to meet with Alabama, Florida governors about water — behind enemy lines

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  Three honchos to sit down for first time in two years to discuss sharing wa-wa [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 9:49am EST
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• Pettys: Vernon Jones urged to run for Congress

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  'Run, Vernon, run,' said the shadowy group of anonymous movers and shakers [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 7:02pm EST
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• Emory prof’s Abbeville Institute is secession fan’s one-stop shop

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  Get your GOP gubernatorial candidate a holiday gift card today! [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 4:34pm EST
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• Task Force: Lake Lanier alternatives include conservation, reservoirs, fixing leaky pipes

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  While also crossing fingers and praying to God metro Atlanta doesn't lose Lake Lanier as water source' [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 12:41pm EST
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• ‘Vote for Miss Angela’ returns in 2010 Secretary of State race

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  'Vote or die, vote or die, vote or die' [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 10:54am EST
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• Beltline trail work begins, groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday

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  Work crews are ripping up old tracks to make hiking trails, new multi-use trail breaks ground on Dec. 12 [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 11:36am EST
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• Atlanta mayor’s race recount says Reed’s the winner

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  Number of comments: 5
  Now we can officially call him 'mayor-elect' [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:48pm EST
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• The proposed tunnel under east Atlanta… it’s… it’s alive!

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  Number of comments: 9
  Underneath your tomato garden there could be cars, cars and more cars! [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:39pm EST
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• Handel: Mayor’s race voting fraud allegations are unfounded

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  Preliminary investigation shows list of questionable voters didn't actually vote in election' [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 10:18am EST
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• Historic Westside Village Publix to close, community on edge

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  After Christmas Eve, west Atlanta residents will lose their only grocery store [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 4:42pm EST
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• Slain liquor store clerk Kavader McKibben remembered at vigil

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  Mother: 'I wish I could've taken that bullet for my son...I just want justice for my child. And I want the violence to stop.'' [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 1:30am EST
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• Vigil tonight for slain East Atlanta liquor store clerk Kavader McKibben

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  Scheduled for 7 p.m. at Moreland Package where crime took place [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 10:45am EST
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• Add It Up: Atlanta 2009 runoff turnout bests General Election’s

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  Number of comments: 1
  Breaking from tradition, more voters turned out for the runoff than the general election [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  by Thomas Wheatley

• City Hall department heads announce resignations

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  Number of comments: 5
  Let the transition begin [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 6:55pm EST
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• Georgia: Where politicians’ nicknames stick for their entire lives

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  Welcome to the board, 'Chunk!' [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:00pm EST
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• Statement from Speaker Glenn Richardson on resignation

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  Says he'll step down from leadership position and representative post' [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:29pm EST
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• WABE: Richardson to resign Speaker position at 4 p.m.

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  Number of comments: 1
  Denis O'Hayer says announcement will come during GOP conference call' [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 3:17pm EST
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• Grant Park flat-screen bandit sentenced to 20 years

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  Number of comments: 10
  Surveillance footage posted on YouTube helped lead to suspect's arrest' [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 1:59pm EST
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• Arrington recuses himself from Plant Vogtle lawsuit

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  Fulton County judge says personal finances include shares of Georgia Power [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 12:20pm EST
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• Jason Carter to kickoff state Senate campaign

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  Grandson of former president intends to fill Adelman's soon-to-be-vacant seat [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 11:06am EST
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• List of pols calling for Richardson’s resignation grows

  —Fresh Loaf

  Number of comments: 3
  'Hey, nice to see ya, now get the hell out' [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:14am EST
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• Council commitee: 4 a.m. bar hours study can wait

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  Is that a tear in your beer? [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:37pm EST
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• So, who’s the next Atlanta mayor?

  —Fresh Loaf

  A look at last night's drama' [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 10:09am EST
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• Atlanta Google searches show interest in baseball, schools, unemployment

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  The search engine that will one day own the world tells us what our friends and neighbors wanted to know in 2009 [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:38pm EST
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• Atlanta sustainable ordinance faces crucial vote

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  City Council debates measure that proponents say would help save water, reduce energy [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 3:03pm EST
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• Last call on extending Atlanta’s bar hours?

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  Cash-strapped Atlanta mulls late-night liquor license [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:00pm EST
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• Glenn Richardson’s ex-wife speaks out about suicide attempt, alleged affair

  —Fresh Loaf

  And speaks. And speaks. Annnnd speaks. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:05pm EST
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• H. Lamar Willis ethics complaint — no, not that one — is dismissed

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  Complaint said councilman created conflict of interest, used title in court when he represented Atlanta cop on abuse charges [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:29pm EST
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• Franklin’s membership in ‘Piedmont Alliance’ secret society revealed!

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  What is this 'megaregion' code word of which you speak, hmmm? [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:27am EST
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• State pushes reservoirs, interbasin transfers to solve metro Atlanta water woes

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  Number of comments: 1
  More digging will get us out of this hole [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:29am EST
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• Franklin to spread holiday cheer, help fete Roy Barnes

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  Join them at Atlantic Station for yuletide cheer! [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:53pm EST
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• Committee for a Better Atlanta’s ‘virtual’ press conference starts soon!

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  Local journalists and bloggers will pelt City Hall hopefuls with questions in a chatroom-esque setting [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:24pm EST
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• Modified MARTA bus routes take effect on Dec. 5

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  Changes part of regular route modifications designed to better serve riders [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:00pm EST
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• Georgia’s 2010 legislative session is gonna rock

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  Prepare, my friends! [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:59pm EST
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• Georgia’s ‘water wars’ lawyer to make $$$

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  'We are all in the wrong line of work' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:49pm EST
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• Wonkette probes work of U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Picasso

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  'This is truly catastrophic' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:10pm EST
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• Found: 2009 Fulton County write-in results

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  BREAKING: Mickey Mouse trumps Clark Howard, recount demanded! [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:56pm EST
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• Early voting starts today

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  Beat the other four voters who are probably gonna decide who'll be Atlanta's next mayor [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:04am EST
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• NPU F rejects Beltline proposal for 10th and Monroe

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  Residents say 'nein' to more density at bustling intersection [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:26pm EST
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• Kwanza Hall wants to mull 4 a.m. bar closing times, Satan laughs with glee

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  Councilman Kwanza Hall wants to explore the idea [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:51am EST
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• AJC: Richardson took sleeping pills, found with revolver

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  Aaron Gould Sheinin reports on 911 recording of House Speaker's suicide attempt' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:13pm EST
  by Thomas Wheatley

• St. Pete Times’ former publisher Marty Petty named new Creative Loafing Inc. CEO

  —Fresh Loaf

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  Former publisher of St. Petersburg Times and Hartford Courant will succeed Richard Gilbert [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:41am EST
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• UPDATE: Southern Voice, David shut down

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  Richard Eldredge tweets that staffers at Atlanta's leading gay publications come to work to find locks changed' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:10am EST
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• 11 Least Influential Countdown: No. 9 — Todd Dominey

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  Todd Dominey can't get teetotalers to relax their death grip on state lawmakers' [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:37pm EST
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• Fulton County delegation to hold public meetings for 2010 legislative session

  —Fresh Loaf

  Here's your chance to grab their ears and let 'em know what needs a-fixin'' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:15pm EST
  by Thomas Wheatley